F.P. Journe. A Fine Aluminum Automatic Wristwatch with Date, Power Reserve, and Night and Day Indications
F.P. Journe. A Fine Aluminum Automatic Wristwatch with Date, Power Reserve, and Night and Day Indications

Signed F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Octa Sport, LineSport Collection, Octa Automatique Reserve Sport Model, Ref. ARS, Case No. 045-ARS, Circa 2011

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F.P. Journe. A Fine Aluminum Automatic Wristwatch with Date, Power Reserve, and Night and Day Indications
Signed F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Octa Sport, LineSport Collection, Octa Automatique Reserve Sport Model, Ref. ARS, Case No. 045-ARS, Circa 2011
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 1300-3, 40 jewels
Dial: Grey, luminous Arabic numerals
Case: Aluminum, sapphire crystal display screw back, 41mm diam.
Strap/Buckle: F.P. Journe bracelet and double deployant clasp with black rubber shock absorbers accents, overall approximate length 6.7 inches
Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
Accompanied By: Two extra bracelet links, product literature, DVD, an F.P. Journe Octa Sport presentation box and outer packaging

Lot Essay

The Octa Sport, the second model of F.P. Journe's Sport series, emphasis the maker's fondness for aluminum and its lightness - weighing a mere 53 grams. The aluminum used is not the standard version which is soft and oxidizes. Instead, F.P. Journe chose an aluminum alloy used in aeronautics, requiring the perfecting of the different processing methods to render it scratch resistant, anti-corrosive and anti-allergic.

Like all of F.P. Journe watches, the Octa Sport movement maintains high horology standards. Made entirely from aluminum alloy, the automatic caliber FPJ 1300-3 features an adjustable-intertia, free sprung balance, instant-jump date indication, an off-center rotor with tungsten perimeter weight to maximize winding efficiency, and a power reserve of 120 hours.

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